Vlissingen - Vlissingen (English spelling)

Japanese: フリシンゲン - ふりしんげん(英語表記)Vlissingen
Vlissingen - Vlissingen (English spelling)

Flushing is a port city in the southwestern part of the Netherlands, in the province of Zeeland. Its English name is Flushing. It has a population of 44,776 (2001). It is located at the southern end of Walcheren Island in the delta at the mouth of the Schelde River. Facing the Wester Schelde River, the city has developed into a port for oil refining, chemicals, steel, and other industries. The first nuclear power plant in the Netherlands is located in the east. Flushing has long been a herring fishing port and a gateway to Antwerp on the upper reaches of the Schelde River. It obtained city rights in 1247, and in 1572 it rebelled against Spain, paving the way for Dutch independence. Since the construction of a shipyard in 1875, it has been an industrial and commercial port, as well as a port connecting to the UK. In 1944, during World War II, the Allied forces landed and recaptured the town from the Germans. The city has the St. James Church, built in 1308, the city hall built in 1733, and the city museum has many collections related to Admiral de Ruyter, who was born in the city. It is also known as a Dutch naval base and a swimming beach.

[Takaharu Hasegawa]

[References] | De Ruyter

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

オランダ南西部、ゼーラント州にある港湾都市。英語名フラッシングFlushing。人口4万4776(2001)。スケルデ川河口のデルタ地帯にあるワルヘレンWalcheren島南端に位置し、ウェスタ・スケルデ川に臨んで石油精製、化学、鉄鋼などの工業が発達、東部にはオランダ最初の原子力発電所も立地する。ニシン漁港およびスケルデ川上流のアントウェルペンへの門戸として古くから発展し、1247年に都市権を獲得、1572年にはスペインへ反旗を翻してオランダ独立への道を開いた。造船所の建設された1875年以降は工業港、商港、またイギリスへの連絡港ともなり、第二次世界大戦中の1944年には連合軍が上陸して、ドイツ軍から町を奪回した。市内には1308年建立の聖ヤコブ教会、1733年の市庁舎などがあり、市立博物館にはこの町の出身者デ・ロイテル提督にちなむ収蔵品が多い。オランダ海軍基地、海水浴場としても知られる。

[長谷川孝治]

[参照項目] | デ・ロイテル

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